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HURST BROTHERS. s ^ KH UfiS‘l‘: Téfib‘f‘ FERSLX a HARLEY k HOLMES. Good New Goods, Low Prices. ■WE ARE T1IE LEADING DEALERS IN- Hardware, Builders’ & Shop Material Tinware, Stoves and Crockery. We carry an Elegant Line of PAINTS, Etc. Send for our Color Card. Our Specialty is Improved IMPLEMENTS. ’ In fact everything needed on the farm. Agents for CIIATTA- NOOGA PLOWS, Planet, Jr. Cultivators, McCormick Mowers, Mitchell Celebrated Ore and Two-IIorse Wagons. Turpentine Mill Supplies, Steam Mill Fittings, Emery Wheels, etc. All Goods Guaranteed to be just as represented at time of sale. HARLEY & HOLMES. HELLO! HELLO! ■ For the New Grocery On Pine Av., between Sheridan and Thomas Sts., A new and Fresh stock of Goods,as good as tbe bestcan afford -none better to be had in the market and more coming all the lime. Please call and see me and you will receive prompt attention, paook for the name of the proprietor on the front of the building. Yours Truly, J. E. BENTZ. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES UZlvelll foro^eeln^jiiylmck^d^ettm^DiypHces^^^ Ferny Mahomet donM;^et about the middle of October; f ^ r so do not give yard on Sontl. O B. y M Ur wiN8L0W,Manager. 6 ^ Vitzgrerald Nursery Co. E. NICHOLSON, Auction e e r 9 East Pino Avenue, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. Is now prepared to give rates on short notice. ssjBr.TCassrssiidrss bills call at Leader office.____ For all the news, read The Leader. To the Public: ♦=====4- Our assortment of Dry- Goods, Notions, Shoes and Millinery is incparable and worthy of your most care- ful inspection. In Dress Goods such exquisite styles were never before seen in Wiregrass Georgia. Colors an( l designs modest t and unobtrusive. And there are ma ny other styles of 0 PP 0S it e effects—brilliant tints criss-crossed reckless- lv and daringly. Quality unsurpassed. Ladies, you must see these goods to appreciate them. In Ladies fine Shoes we have nothing but what we can recommend. Ladies and Childrens’ Shoes a spe¬ cialty. Our Notion stock is full and complete. headquarters for W e are all kinds of late stvle Mil- linery. Hurst Bros. Falace Rofel, Mrs. Orcelia R. Smith, Prop. Cor. Jessamine and Main Streets. We ai-e now making special the rates North. to our When fel¬ low colony members from you reach the depot here have the hack driver take you to the Palace Hotel Everything new and strictly flrst-class. $HURST BRQTH E1332: COTTON SACKS X ,-, FOR VI rt ,i t FERTILIZERS -ntTT»mrxTr»Tvi-»n 1- 1J-IX I HJl tj 1JXIV Farmers cf Georgia Demand That a Change Be Made. PBESE11T PLAN UNSATISFACTORY Coin in is «i oner of Agriculture Nesbitt Now In Correspondence Witli Donlorit »«» to tbe Feasibility of Adopting of 107 pounds Capacity Instead of Those Now la Use—Work For July—Fall Crops. Department op Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga., July 1, 1897. COTTON BAGS FOR FERTILIZERS. Referring to several communications recently received we notice a growing ing demand on the part of farmers for cotton bags of 167 pounds capacity in¬ stead of those at present used for sack¬ ing fertilizers. The cotton bag, besides adding another item to the long list of demands on our annual cotton crop, would have several advantages over that now used. It is more durable; ■hows and retains the brand more per¬ fectly; is easier to handle. If fertilizer dealers can consistently use the cotton sacks, it will be a help to farmers, and we are now in correspondence with fer¬ tilizer men as to the feasibility and de¬ sirability of the change, from their standpoint. Another matter to which we would call attention is AN ERROR IN ANNUAL OF ’90. On page 105, the proportion of Paris green is stated as 1 pound to 2 of road dust or ashes and 5 pounds of flour or lime. It should read 1 pound of Paris geeen to 60 pounds of dust or ashes and 5 pounds of flour or air slacked lime. The last ingredients are used to cause the mixture to stick to the plants. This is the season when the advantage of using insecticides and fuugicides be¬ comes powerfully apparent. The own¬ ers of orchards, vineyards aud gardens, which have been judiciously sprayed, are now eujoying a comparative immu¬ nity from the attacks of myriads of in¬ sect and fungus enemies, which are prey¬ ing upon their neighbors’ ft less carefully protected fields, is a fact, however, that one neglected orchard in a neigh¬ borhood of fruit growers becomes a “rock of stumbling and offense,” be¬ cause of the extra diligence required carefully to bar the pests from the more kept orchards. Among up-to-date fruit growers and gardeners, spraying is in universal use. and is one of the regu¬ larly calculated expenses. The man who allows his fruit trees aud vegeta¬ bles to take care of themselves, with the exception of an occasional hurried working, is not only losing the best re¬ turns for his labor, but his carelessness is a menace to his more successful neighbor. Farmers are reading more and studying more on this and kindred subjects, and we trust to see the day when these precautions will be consid¬ ered as muoh a part of the fruit and garden industry as the planting of the trees or the sowing of the seeds. Spray¬ ing calendars, with full directions, may be obtained at almost any experiment station. One from the Ohio Experi¬ ment Station is arranged on a large sheet, which may be taoked to the wall at any convenient place, and is then al¬ ways ready for reference. WORK FOR THIS MONTH is considered to have a powerful de¬ ciding influence on the yield of the crops. A carefully planned and exe¬ cuted spring aud early summer cam¬ paign may be almost entirely marred by one injudicious plowing at this season. If we keep in mind that the object of plow¬ ing now is not so much to break the land as to check incipient weeds and grass and to spread a thin mulch over the surface which will conserve mois¬ ture aud also promote the free access of air to the shallow lying plant roots, we will not be apt to put the plow in too deep. An inch is sufficient, and if the wide cutting scrape or expanding culti¬ vator is used, the work may be done very effectively and very rapidly. One thing to be remembered is that differ¬ ent varieties of the same crop require different treatment. For instance, the late maturing, large growing varieties of cotton are not benefited by late work. The plowing in such fields should cease at the earliest practicable moment, because plowing promotes the very con¬ ditions which we wish to check, namely, a development of foliage at the ex¬ pense of fruit. On the other hand, as the tendency of the smaller, quickly maturing kinds is to cease leaf growth and begin to take on fruit very early, therefore, in such varieties a shallow center furrow even in August is known to be of benefit. PEAS for forage may be sown all during this month. The prolonged drouth of last summer just at the season when this crop was.maturing, has caused seed to be scarce and high But the fact that large quantities are being sold and sown, shows that at last farmers are be¬ ginning to appreciate their value as a forage and aB a renovating crop. If their luxuriant growth is encouraged by an application of acid phosphate and potash, the extra expense will be returned in the increased yield of a moBt nutritious and convenient food crop and in the stored up nitrogen, which they have gathered from the air and deposited in the ground. potatoes planted now make smoother and better keeping tubers experienced than those farmers pat out ear¬ lier. Many prefer cuttings taken from the vines to slips taken from the bed. Don’t commit the mistake ot making these enttings too long, three eyes is considered sufficient to insure rooting. If cut longer there will be more potatoes to each vine, but they will be smaller and not of as good quality. If, however, these late plant¬ ings are to be used for fattening hogs, it matters little whether the cuttings be long or short. For this purpose, that is for fattening hogs, sorghum is a most valuable crop, but it should be fed to the hogs before it becomes too hard, that iB before the seeds become per¬ fectly ripe. The plantings of this crop may continue through this month. Other farm animals besides hogs are very fond of it, but care should be exer- oised in regulating the feed and the ra- 1 tiou should oontain some kind of dry matter as corn, hay, oats, etc. * Any Kreen crop will proTe injurious if hun¬ gry animals, after being previously confined to dry food, are allowed to gorge themselves on the more tempting and succulent growth. HOGS are sometimes neglected in the natural anxiety to push the other important should work of the mouth, but they not be allowed to take their chances of getting food in sufficient amount and variety. Time used in seeing that they are abundantly supplied with a health¬ ful variety of food and plentv of clean, fresh water, is well bestowed. Keep their quarters and feeding places clean and disinfected as far as possible and give an occasional dose of copperas, about a small teaspoonful to the hog— this will prevent worms, Kerosene mixed with melted lard or oil and ap¬ plied through a watering pot while the hogs are being fed and are crowded close together, will keep down vermin. As a disinfectant, lime wash, in which a little carbolic acid is dissolved, is a powerful agent. If these simple pre¬ cautions are observed there will be far less complaint of loss from the fatal dis¬ eases which have heretofore carried off so many thousands from our annual hog supply. These and other means used for pushing the spring pigs to early and healthy maturity enable us to obtain pork of flue quality and at a fair profit. PLANNING FOR FALL CROPS. After the summer crops are “laid by” we will have time to take a calm sur¬ vey of our surroundings and plan general our fall crops and also for the rotation, which we propose for another year. One of the most iraportant laws in any system of rotation is that plants of like habits and growth, aud abstract¬ ing the same elements from the soil in the same proportion, should not succeed each other. AH plants demand more or less the same elements, but absorb them under such different conditions and in such different proportions, that plans as to equalizing the draught upon the soil, are worth the most careful study. At the south, under present conditions, the three year rotation lias been fouud the most profitable. First oats, followed the same year by peas, then corn, then cotton. Of course this may ba varied or ex¬ tended to suit individual cases, always keeping in mind the rule that no two crops of like growth aud habits should follow each other. FALL GRAIN. September is the usual month to sow the fall grain crops, but July is none too early to pluu for them. A poa stub¬ ble furnishes an excellent foundation for wheat, oats or rye, aud to be put in first class condition the stubble should be plowed under aud the land then har¬ rowed and reharrowed until the surface is fine and smooth. Of course, if this work is delayed until the last moment it cannot be satisfactorily done. After crops are “laid by,” the interval be¬ tween the making and gathering of the crops cannot be better employed than by making this thorough preparation for fall grains aud grasses. In some sections i* has been shown that crim¬ son clover sown in the corufields at the last plowing, is a most profitable and convenient crop. Not only will the little plants spread and cover the soil with a dense growth and thus prevent washing, but they will furnish our stock with a most acceptable aud nutri¬ tious green food in the late winter aud early spring months, the time when it is most heeded, aud also they will in¬ dustriously gather up and deposit in the soil the flue nitrogen of the air, the most expensive and most generally needed element of plant growth. The humus formed from the stems and roots, after the clover is cut, performs the im¬ portant office of binding together sandy soils which are too Dorous, or of loosening the stiffer clays, which have too great tenacity. Rye, in a smaller degree, performs somewhat the same work. Those who have tried vetch consider it better than either rye or crimson clover. Of it the United States Department of Agriculture says as a forage plant it has no superior. Now is the time to study these different fall crops, decide which are most suited to our circum¬ stances and lose no time in getting ready for them. R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner. Sore-ham Hi iff life. Question. —This year my young sor¬ ghum crop has grown very slowly—the development has been so unusually de¬ layed as to attract ray attention, and I notice now that the lower leaves are dy¬ ing and thnt little red spots in clusters are appearing on the plants. On exam¬ ination I find that the roots seem dis¬ eased—in some oases seem to have rot¬ ted. aud even the larger plants may be pulled up without difficulty. As sor¬ ghum roots, after the first few weeks, are usually tough aud tenacious, I must think that the trouble lies in the roots and not in the leaves, altnough the leaves indicate a diseased condition of the plaut. Answer. —You are correct in suppos¬ ing that the seat of the disease is in the roots, and the dlstiuot species of bacte¬ ria causing the blight can only be seen with the aid of high microscopic power. So far as is known, rotation of crops is the best means yet fouud for prevent¬ ing this disease, and also to burn up all stalks, stnlible and refuse from the in¬ fected sorghum crop.—State Agricult¬ ural Department Spraying Ostfli. ■praying Question.—W outfit? hat firm makes the best Answer.—I am not prepared to say which is the best of the many spraying outfits now offered for sale. Yon mast examine and judge for yourself. The desirable points are force in throwing the liquid used and minute subdivision of the liquid in spraying. The object aimed at is to cover every portion of the tree, with a fine drizzle as it were, of the insecticide used, dropped on the leaves and stems in a light spray that will remain and dry thero for the fu¬ ture destruction of the insects. If the liquid is thrown in large drops it simply runs off the leaves and results in little or no good being accomplished. Guided by the points I have given, you should have no trouble in buying a first-class sprayer.—State Agricultural Department. •ijr T ,0.\ •oJi * k Some People do noth¬ ing but talk. We pre- frer to let our custo¬ mers talk in regard to our low prices and im¬ mense stock to select from. We have no competition that can duplicate our Prices. Remerfiber we are the Pioneer and here-to- stay Hardware dealers of Fitzgerald, Ga. Our interests are identical with yours. We are here to assist in devel¬ oping this Garden spot of WiregrassGeorgia. MafeLuiafe Go. K' i r P/t K*- i nil {—Hr h mat : TIFTON FOUNDRY 1 MACHINE COMPANY -4 -MANUFACTURERS OF- 4 Iron and Brass Castings, Engine and Boiler Fittings, Inspirators, injectors. Lubricators, Jet Pumps, Steam Gages; Globe, Angie and Chet Valves; Pipe and Fittings: General Machinery and Mill Supplies; Pulleys, Shaftings ar Couplings; Leather and'Kubber Belt; Lace-Leather and Lubricating Oils. Repair Woi » Specialty. AGents for all kinds of Machinery. NOTICK.—Iron and brass melted gixda ineveryvveek. A second-hand 50-horse power Engine for sale. Call on or address, i for 1 prticulars. R. S. KELL, Manager, Tifton, Ga. ^RE )Jy I^. BIGHAM, Contractor # Builder Plans and Estimates Furnished on Short Notic Address Lock Box 8, Fitzgerald, Georgia. Notice to the Public. Notice is hereby given that we have sold our interest in the store known as the Paulk Grocery Company, to John B. Paulk. All accounts due thr firm are payable to the undersigned as well as all claims against said firm will be paid by us. D. T. Paulk, W. T. Paulk. This, 23d day June, ’97. 26-4t Vitality and Sexual Strength. A modern treatment tor debilitated, weak and nervous men. The Ameri¬ can Cure for this class of weakness is put up in the shape of small nerve tablets and called “Mazo Tonic.” It will cure. It brings strength and vigor. The price is $1. We will send it to your address upon receipt of the price. American Remedy Co., Indianapolis, Ind. P. O. Box 168. 23-2 m r,T We are located on the corner of Central Av. and Grant St., in our own brick building, Our Mammoth Stock of Is full and Complete, and embraces Tinware, Builders’ Material, Farm Machinery, Stoves, - Crockery, Mixed Paints, Shelf - Hardware, Wire Screens, Etc. In fact we keep in stock everything known to the Hardware trade-- MILL - SUPPLIES A Specialty. Bicycles Of the Bdst and Latest make. Notice to Colony Stock Holders. The stock of the Colony Co. v now be retired and taken up by I Colony Co. under the following p, visions: • ; It will be taken at face value payment for any and aU new pureha j made for either city lots or land trai payment It will of be all taken allotments at face where value J j i J sons prefer to take out their deeds >3 On such transactions the stock be Stock taken cannot in any be amounts taken presentee J j to pay i j obligations such as notes given pi id to this date, but. applies to all purchases and to allotments whl improvements have been made, il Board of Directors.! GET all our kinds prices Job . Wd ’